Available Online at www.e-iph.co.uk Indexed in Clarivate Analytics WoS, and ScienceOPEN AcE-Bs2022Cherating https://www.amerabra.org 10 th Asian Conference on Environment-Behaviour Studies Holiday Villa Beach Resort, Cherating, Malaysia, 08-09 Jun 2022 eISSN: 2398-4287 © 2022. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA cE-Bs by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open access article under the CC BYNC- ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians/Africans/Arabians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia. DOI: https://doi.org/10.21834/ebpj.v7i20.3417 147 The Creation Of A Concept Mapping Care Plan For Evaluating Students' Clinical Performance Rusnani Ab Latif 1 , Mohd Zarawi Mat Nor 2 , Wan Ismahanisa Ismail 3 , Yoyok Bekti Prasetyo 4 1 Faculty of Health Sciences, Universiti Teknologi MARA Cawangan Pulau Pinang, Campus Bertam,13200, Kepala Batas, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia. 2 Department of Medical Education, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 16150, Kubang Kerian, Kelantan, Malaysia. 3 Faculty of Health Sciences, Universiti Teknologi MARA Cawangan Pulau Pinang, Campus Bertam,13200, Kepala Batas, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia. 4 Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Muhammadiyah Malang, Indonesia. rusnani@uitm.edu.my, zarawi@usm.my, ismahanisa@uitm.edu.my, yoyok@umm.ac.id Tel: +6-0139104522 Abstract The study aims to use concept mapping as a teaching approach in the clinical setting. The concept mapping care plan (CMCP) was developed, then validated using the Delphi technique. There were 218 respondents who participated in the survey. This study used pre and post-tests. The mean score of CMCP during clinical practices for the experimental group was 65.23 as compared with the control group which was 59.33. There were significant differences in the clinical performance of both groups. CMCP is a practical assessment tool for nursing educators to prepare nursing students to think critically and perform effectively after graduation. Keywords: Concept mapping care plan (CMCP), clinical practices, nursing students eISSN: 2398-4287 © 2022. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA cE-Bs by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open access article under the CC BYNC- ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians/Africans/Arabians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia. DOI: https://doi.org/10.21834/ebpj.v7i20.3417 1.0 Introduction Attachment to a clinical setting is an essential part of nursing education. Students gain more experience, responsibility, and understanding of inpatient care due to their involvement in clinical practices. The clinical learning environment has a significant impact on students' learning and professional development; when students take care of patients that need extensive nursing interventions, they experience engagement in learning through nursing care (Manninen, Scheja, Henriksson., & Silén, 2013). However, Ab Latif and Mat Nor (2016) reported that the most stressors perceived by nursing students are stress from clinical assignments and the workload of nursing care plans or nursing process tasks. Therefore, a concept mapping care plan is helpful for students' preparation for clinical practices. It is supported by Harrison and Gibbons (2013), who stated that concept mapping makes the students recognize how factors are connected to inpatient care and anticipate the problems. Concept mapping care plan is related to the expectation that today's nursing students must master a constantly expanding body of knowledge and apply complex skills in a rapidly changing environment. A concept mapping care plan is a good assessment tool for nursing educators to prepare nursing students for better critical thinking and is expected to function effectively after graduation. The aim of using concept mapping as a teaching approach in the clinical setting is for students to be able to integrate theoretical knowledge and apply it in the clinical setting. The learning process will become more meaningful as a consequence of this